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Nitpicker
Nitpicker
Auto-play control by reader preference
Jan 25 2008, 2:45 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 25 2008, 2:45 PM EST
As I was reading how to set up a page to auto-play some music, my first thought was: Please give me a way to turn that off for all pages.

I often have a dozen or two tabs open at once so auto-play pages are obnoxious to me. In fact, I would like to be able to demand that any tab which is not currently selected should prevent itself from using any CPU cycles for any purpose. Do you find this valuable?    
DigitalX
DigitalX
1. RE: Auto-play control by reader preference
Jan 25 2008, 3:02 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 25 2008, 3:02 PM EST
You could try not oppening a dozen tabs? Don't turn your speakers on? Only go on one Wetpaint site at a time? Most sites aren't even auto-play. You have no need to be on two at one time. Just edit one then select another. Your computer seems to sound fast enough as it can handle 24 tabs? So it will be quick loading the other site. Do you find this valuable?    

Jason_wetpaint
2. RE: Auto-play control by reader preference
Feb 2 2008, 4:10 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 2 2008, 4:10 PM EST
"In fact, I would like to be able to demand that any tab which is not currently selected should prevent itself from using any CPU cycles for any purpose."
That's up to the control of the makers of web browsers. I suggest talking to the Mozilla and IE developers. Do you find this valuable?    
Nitpicker
Nitpicker
3. RE: Auto-play control by reader preference
Feb 2 2008, 7:41 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 2 2008, 7:41 PM EST
Must I defend how I use browsers to suggest a feature? The other tabs constitute a pile of pages I want to read. What is a better way to track my "also read" pages? I think as a general rule, if you make something automatic, it would be good to have a way to turn it off, too. Do you find this valuable?    
Nitpicker
Nitpicker
4. RE: Auto-play control by reader preference
Feb 2 2008, 7:45 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 2 2008, 7:45 PM EST
Talk to the browser makers? Well, of course, everyone finds that path convenient and effective, don't they? Do you find this valuable?    

Jason_wetpaint
5. RE: Auto-play control by reader preference
Feb 2 2008, 8:13 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 2 2008, 8:13 PM EST
We don't make the widgets that people embed into pages on wikis, so we have no control over how they operate. The widget and browser developers have control over how their applications function. Trust me, if I could change how IE, FF, and Safari operated, there'd be a very long list of changes I'd make. Do you find this valuable?    

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